Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 932 Secret Music System
When the elders were all in a daze, Wang Ao at the side was the first to understand and said.

"Your Majesty, I think that the censor's memorials can be divided into two types: clear memorials and secret memorials."

"Ming Zuo is just like what I said, you are not allowed to discuss the government that has not been discussed by the court without authorization. To remonstrate with the emperor, you must have a superior official to play together. In this way, it can limit the abuse of the power of remonstrance by officials of science and Taoism, and disturb the court's discussion."

"In addition to this, we can also grant the right of the Ke Dao secret memorial. The secret memorial will be specially stamped. It will not be sent to the Secretary of General Administration, but will be sent directly to the cabinet. After drafting the bill, it will be sent directly to the palace, and the content will not be disclosed to the outside world."

"Different from the Ming Zuo, the content of the secret memorial, the censor can discuss the government, directly admonish the emperor, report the local situation, and impeach the courtiers. If there is evidence, the secret memorial will be used to discuss the court and deal with it. Its secret performance will not disturb the court council."

"In this way, all the censors' worries will be gone, and the atmosphere will be clear."

There are six subjects and thirteen departments, with a large number of people, mainly among the thirteen censors, and there are even more than a hundred censors with a full quota.

There are not many of these people concentrated in the capital, most of them are patrolling the area.

But it is obvious that although it is said to go to the local area to inspect, if problems are found in the local area, firstly, it will provoke the local officials, and it is easy to be retaliated and suppressed, and secondly, the reputation gain is not big enough.

It is also my job to inspect the place and find out the problems. Most of the evaluations are used to advance to a higher level. However, it takes a long time to accumulate a reputation among scholars. Relatively speaking, there is a tradition of gossip. Your Majesty, it's obviously a sure-fire deal.

In addition, there is another reason that, as an official of science and technology, to put it bluntly, it relies on impeachment of others.

However, this kind of thing needs to be lucky. Sometimes, the inspection places are well managed, there is no big deal, and there is nothing to talk about. Besides, the officialdom is complicated. , more or less related.

When impeachment is a major event, it is easy to encounter the situation where officials protect each other, and be turned into a small matter. In this way, even if it is to complete the performance, the officials of the science and Taoism also like to publish their own opinions on the big events of the court and the small things of the Tian family. view.

It doesn’t matter whether you understand it or not, whether it is useful to the court or not is another matter. In short, first hand over the memorial book, this kind of memorial book has high security (meaning that it will not offend other ministers) and can accumulate reputation (meaning caring about the country, heart of the imperial court), moreover, it can also gain a good reputation of direct advice, so why not do it?

However, it will be different if it is changed to a secret music.

First of all, since it is a secret performance, it means that unless the cabinet and the emperor take the initiative to announce it, others will not know what the content is.

That being the case, then those who want to use excuses to remonstrate with the emperor and invite names to buy straight people will naturally lose the meaning of going up.

More importantly, with this layer of confidentiality measures, the censors don’t have to worry about their melodies being intercepted or known in advance by the magistrates before they go to play, and they can naturally let go of the play.

From this perspective, Wang Ao's idea is indeed the best of both worlds.

but……

"The system of secret memorials is indeed a good method, but since it is a secret memorial, why should it be sent to the cabinet first and sent directly to the palace, wouldn't it be better?"

After Wang Ao's words fell, Wang Wen beside him frowned and raised doubts.

So, there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies.

Just now, the two old masters were still working together to run on Chen Yi. Now, when they heard that Wang Ao was carrying private goods and secretly expanding the power of the cabinet, Wang Wen immediately turned against him.

In contrast, Chen Yi also shook his head and said.

"The words of the lord Tianguan are reasonable, and the words of the first assistant can certainly dispel the concerns of the censors. However, the first assistant has ever considered that the reason why the censors can only play it out is because they have the power to supervise the hundred divisions. , will also be under the supervision of Baisi."

"If you give him the right to make a secret report, then there must be some young people who will use this opportunity to tell stories before His Majesty. Although it will not disturb the court, it will easily confuse the emperor."

"Moreover, the ministers don't know the content of the remonstrance, which will definitely make everyone feel insecure. How can they concentrate on their work?"

So, in an instant, the palace changed from Wang Ao and Wang Wen teaming up to deal with Chen Yi, to Wang Wen and Chen Yi teaming up to deal with Wang Ao.

However, if you listen carefully, you will find that although both Wang Wen and Chen Yi are against Wang Ao, their views are still very different.

Wang Wen was just dissatisfied that Wang Ao took the secret memorial in the hands of the cabinet, because in this way, the power of the cabinet would inevitably expand.

In the imperial court, the amount of information has always been a great basis for making judgments about whether it is accurate.

People who can reach their status are naturally more aware of this.

Because the cabinet has the right to draft votes, it has an advantage over other ministers in obtaining information.

If it is said that the secret memorials are only sent to the cabinet, then, as Chen Yi said, they all have a dark eye about what the censors have played, but the cabinet knows it clearly, how can it be done? ?

To put it bluntly, Wang Wen felt that the secret memorial was feasible, but it was not feasible to hand it over to the cabinet. Chen Yi went a step further and directly denied the role of the secret memorial.

Facing the doubts of the two people, Wang Ao responded calmly, cupped his hands at the emperor above him, and said.

"Your Majesty, the concerns of the Heavenly Official and the Chief Constitution are justified."

"As the General Constitution said, in the system of secret performances, there will inevitably be young people who tell lies and make false accusations out of thin air. However, with the current atmosphere of science and education, wouldn't this situation disappear without secret performances?"

As he spoke, Wang Ao turned around and looked at Chen Yi and the others, categorically speaking.

"The biggest reason for this situation is that Ke Dao has the right to gossip!"

"So, whether it is a secret performance or not, the officials of the Science and Road will be suspicious!"

Hearing this, Chen Yi frowned, and was about to refute.

Wang Ao is clearly trying to make excuses.

Indeed, gossip and speculation are the side effects of gossip.

However, he did not mean to say that today's Ke Dao is clean, but to emphasize the anti-supervision role of courtiers on Ke Dao.

The common feature of Qingliu Kedao is the same name!

The reason why this kind of ethos was formed was to prevent the officials of science and Taoism from arbitrarily accusing them of slander. If the secret performance was changed, then the courtiers would not know the content of the remonstrance performance, and naturally, this check and balance would disappear.

Nowadays, there are certainly people who are desperate and risky, but most people, whether it is their own integrity or because of their reputation, will always restrain themselves.

However, once this check and balance disappears, it is conceivable that such tale-telling will surely emerge in endlessly.

Now, Wang Ao is deliberately confusing these two concepts.

However, before he opened his mouth to refute, Wang Ao continued.

"Of course, the purpose of the rumors is to clear the way for the public to speak. I also understand the meaning of the general constitution."

"Because of this, this official said that the memorabilia cannot be sent directly to the palace, but must be submitted to the cabinet for drafting and then sent to the palace."

"Your Majesty is wise and wise. Even if there are young people who tell stories, you can still see into their hearts. However, the kings of later generations may not have such a holy candle as His Majesty."

"The cabinet was set up for consultation purposes. When the secret report is sent to the cabinet, there must be cabinet ministers drafting it to assist your majesty in distinguishing right from wrong."

"In this way, it can not only play the role of keeping secrets, but also prevent His Majesty from being deceived and bewitched. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

Ah this...

Wang Wen was stunned for a moment, but he was a little surprised, he didn't expect to say that.

However, if you think about it carefully, it seems that this is indeed the truth.

Everyone is an old Jianghu, although sometimes there may be things that cannot be considered before the window paper is pierced, but after Wang Ao made it clear, everyone has roughly their own understanding of the secret music system .

In fact, there is nothing to speculate, there is a template in front of you.

Jinyiwei!
To put it bluntly, this secret music system was not created by Wang Ao, but has existed for a long time. For a long time, the imperial court has had more than one monitoring system.

Six subjects and thirteen departments are the largest system, but in addition, there are Jinyiwei and Dongchang, although the power of supervision does not state that they have the right to supervise, so they are often ignored.

However, these two institutions actually shoulder the responsibility of supervision.

The scale of the Six Divisions and Thirteen Departments is large, and the scope of supervision is also more extensive. From the evil conduct of the picket officials to malfeasance and perversion of the law, from the top to the Six Departments, down to the local government and county government, they are all within the scope of supervision.

Relatively speaking, Jinyiwei and Dongchang are small in scale, and the monitoring content is relatively simple. Jinyiwei is mainly responsible for detection and inspection, but in fact, it is mainly used to monitor officials in the capital for major crimes such as rebellion and party formation.

Of course, under normal circumstances, this kind of situation is rare, so now, Jinyiwei is more used to investigate criminal cases, arrest ministers, and the attributes of violent institutions are more obvious.

As for Dongchang, under the leadership of the current father-in-law Shu Liang, his power has grown stronger and stronger. Although he is not involved in the court, he has all kinds of teachings and nine streams. No one is better than Dongchang in terms of market news and the trend of public opinion in the capital.

However, Dongchang is managed by eunuchs after all, so it cannot be regarded as a system with the imperial court. Let’s not mention it for the time being. The Jinyiwei has always been directly under the emperor. Play the emperor.

This is a practice, it has been like this since the Hongwu period, it is nothing new!

Now, it's just applying this method to Ke Dao in the outer dynasty.

Of course, the officials of the Ke Dao and the Jin Yiwei are still different after all. In essence, the Jin Yi Wei is responsible to the emperor, but the officials of the Ke Dao are responsible to the Jiangshan Sheji.

Therefore, Jin Yiwei obeyed the emperor's will, but the officials of science and Taoism retained the right to admonish the emperor in addition to the supervision power.

This has led to the fact that if the secret performance system is applied to Ke Dao, it must be improved. One is to follow what Chen Yi said, to prevent the younger generation from telling lies and bewitching the saints, and the other is...

This is not easy to say, but the ministers present all have the same tacit understanding, that is, Ke Dao cannot be completely turned into a copy of Jin Yiwei, otherwise, without the restraint of Ke Dao, the imperial power is extremely inflated. It is easy to lead Daming astray again.

The Supreme Emperor is a good example. Although His Majesty is wise today, they have to think about the future. From this perspective, it is indeed a good way to introduce the cabinet to participate.

As Wang Ao said, the function of the cabinet itself is to serve as a counselor to prepare for consultation, so it is only natural to have a preview of government affairs.

Moreover, the cabinet is set up in the palace, which is different from the yamen of the outer dynasty, and the personnel are simple, especially now, after the cabinet and the Imperial Academy are separated, the two will not work concurrently with each other, so the cabinet seldom interacts with other yamen. Also relatively strong.

So it seems...

What the fuck? !
Why does Wang Wen feel that he seems a little convinced? !
Looking at Wang Ao's attitude of not being surprised, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but snorted, and didn't speak again. At the same time, Chen Yi was also pondering, and didn't speak again.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu finally opened his mouth and said.

"I think what the chief assistant said is a good idea!"

He, the son of heaven, spoke with a different weight from Wang Ao, and when his voice fell, Zhu Qiyu saw that Chen Yi was still worried, and seemed to want to say something.

However, he raised his hand, stopped the other party's words, and said.

"I know that Zhu Qing still has doubts about this, but now everything is just talk on paper. What the President is worried about may or may not happen. Even if it happens, is it within the range that the court can bear or not?" It is unknown to the extent that the court cannot bear it."

"The ministers are all for the sake of the country. I understand this, but I always feel that what should be tried is still to be tried. The imperial court has not yet reached the point where even this little change can't be bothered."

"Well, let's do what Shoufu said first. From today onwards, the affairs of the local government that are not in charge of the officials of the Ke Dao are not discussed by the lower court. The officials of the Ke Dao are not allowed to make rash discussions. Dao Yushi's replay, related to the affairs of the Tian family, is given to Shizhong and below the Qiandu Yushi, solo is not allowed, and a superior official must play together, if the upper official does not allow it, then he can play solo."

"Another seal is given to the officials of Kedao, which is cast by the Ministry of Rites, engraved with the name and the words of secret notes. Anyone who stamps this seal, any yamen, officials are not allowed to open the seal without authorization. The Secretary of General Administration only records the names of the officials and the date of arrival in Beijing. The copies are no longer kept, and after they are sent directly to the cabinet, the cabinet ministers will unpack them in person, and the original drafted bills will be sent to the palace without further copying, and the contents of the memorandum must not be disclosed to other officials without an imperial decree."

After these words, the other ministers naturally couldn't say anything more, so they could only bow their heads and accept their orders, said.

"I will obey your orders!"

"Um……"

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

"However, there is one more thing besides these."

"Today, I summoned the ministers to discuss the matter, or to rectify the officialdom. As I said just now, the scientific way is the foundation of clarifying the court's atmosphere, so the scientific way must be filled quickly."

"There are not enough personnel in the department. Naturally, there is no power to monitor the various departments. This is a matter for the officials, and the heavenly officials need to worry a lot."

After slapping him, he naturally gave Tianzao too.

In other words, these measures just now cannot be regarded as a slap in the face. In addition to restricting the power of admonishment of Ke Dao, these measures actually expanded the supervision power of Ke Dao, allowing them to have the power that only important officials of the court could have. Possessed direct playing rights.

Although it is an incomplete version, there is no doubt that with the blessing of rumors, this kind of secret recording system will inevitably greatly strengthen the deterrent effect of the officials on the local area.

After all, when I was impeached, I could still know the news, but now, at some point, I will be referred to a book.

From this perspective, Kodao's power must have been strengthened.

Of course, after all, this is in exchange for restricting the power of admonishment of the scientific officials, so the necessary appeasement is still needed. In fact, this is what the ministers present have expected.

The official's excessive attention to the Tian Family is the reason why the Son of Heaven has been unwilling to reuse Ke Dao. Now that this problem has been basically solved, it is inevitable that the power of Ke Dao will rise in order to rectify the atmosphere in the officialdom.

And this first step, of course, is to have enough manpower and strength!
It has to be said that Wang Wen was respectful and obedient enough when dealing with the imperial decree of the emperor, no matter what he thought in his heart, but his speed of receiving the decree was very fast.

"The minister obeys the order."

After accepting the order, Wang Tianguan reacted quickly, pondered for a moment, and then spoke again.

"Your Majesty, although there is a vacancy in the science path, it is not serious. How many people need to be made up for this election, and what standard should be used to make up for it, please tell Your Majesty clearly!"

(End of this chapter)